Really like your videos. It feels like I know you. A couple of questions, I live in a city that's not very bike friendly and when I ride on the streets, I typically ride where a car's right tire would be (standard riding technique). People almost always get over, and most wait to pass me if it's unsafe due to oncoming traffic. (However I've never tried this on highways with high speed limits.) I'm guessing you tried this type of riding position in Montana. Did it not work? Also, it doesn't look like you used rear view mirrors. Was there a reason for this?

Bring your big tires if you're coming to Tucson...

IOWA now has one of the longest paved trails in the USA...just completed this month! ❤ "Iowa Nice"

Come back during RAGBRAI!!

I never ride roads in Iowa. To many people watching their phones or playing with the vehicles entertainment. Then you have the local Jethro's who like to roll coal on you. 😞 Our paved bike paths are endless.

Iowa: 120 mile paved loop dedicated bike path (Raccoon River Valley Trail) just got tied to another paved 25 mile (Trestle Trail) bike path this week. My bike is very happy here in Iowa. You don't need to ride on roads in Iowa.

Great advice! I’ve been bicycling my whole life and finally have the time to check off a major item on my bucket list: the US Southern Tier (eastbound). This will be my first cross-country tour and will be unsupported - a kind of personal retreat. I especially liked your responses to perceived barriers to touring - which I’ll be sure to use as a response to people to why and how I could possibly do such a thing!

I’m local from Piran. Good job.

When did you start, and how many days, minus a week off, did it take you? Thanks for sharing. It looked amazing.

Hello I am contacting you as a native from Slovenia. I myself live in the western part of Slovenia, which you have cycled through so that I know these wonderful places. I would not have been able to present Slovenia as beautifully as you did in the company of your daughter. When I look at you as a family, it seems unique to me that you manage to "bring your adult daughter across the Atlantic" on such a trip. Congratulations on such a family. I would also like to praise the professional and technical performance of the recordings. I'm used to this kind of thing only from documentaries on TV. In addition, you have a voice that you could "lend" to any of the above-mentioned shows 🙂 As I can see, you took the time to study the history of these places and presented it beautifully. A wonderful advertisement for Slovenia. You are always welcome here. And one more interesting detail. You also traveled through the village of Otošče. In the immediate vicinity is the village of Lozice, where, according to the story, Emperor Napoleon stayed during the conquest of these places. He settled in the village inn with the innkeeper with his two daughters. Apparently he was in no hurry to get out of these places... Greetings from Slovenia.

I live in Waukon (but secretly love Decorah much better!). There's quite a bit to see and do in Decorah. The museum, the fish hatchery (home of the famous Decorah eagles of webcam fame), Dunnings Spring, and some really nice city parks. Not to mention trout fishing, biking and other outdoor activities. It's a shame you didn't check some of them out - esp. Dunnings Spring.

14:33 amazing shot, among many

A bit late to the party but hoping you see this! First off all, I love this series! Im planning a ride from toulouse to narbonne, and im wondering how you used komoot. I hear you saying that "kamoot put us on this and this road". Did you find a preplanned route for large segments of the ride (for example toulouse-carcassonne) ahed of time, or did you use it a bit more likke google maps, finding shorter routes from here to there along the way?

Thanks for shaing❤

Bravo!!!

Roland, for domestic rail trail trips do you drive to trail heads, check your bikes on the airline, or ship your bicycles? If you ship I am curious which service you used? Also, for airlines, what kind of bike case do you use?

Thankyou for the lovely video. I’m watching the whole series. A question please - when using Komodo t to plan your routes, did you choose bike touring or gravel option? Thankyou

Sometime shims made from a strip of inner tube work for me.

Dude you missed the opportunity to ride down to Cassville and take the ferry over the river

I have an idea for mine, and i'm not planning a route. I am just going to start riding and stop when I feel the time has come.

ok, what exactly has changed in Ljubljana since 84? Ecept city centre is designed for tourists now and then it was for locals (you know ppl who actually live in Ljubljana)?

I’v viewed five videos not one tells me the price of a pass to ride the Hiawatha trail. How much is the fee to ride this trail? You tell of the shuttle fee why not the trail pass fee?

Great Video Roland. Can you post a link to that tripod selfie stick. That's exactly what I am looking for.

Hey Roland. Love your channel😊 I'm thinking of buying a touring bike and doing a coast to coast trip in the states and i was wondering if a 1995 Trek 520 is a good idea or i should buy a newer bike. I'm 55 and currently ride a Trek Madone 4.5 that i bought years ago when i was just getting into riding. I found out quickly that a race bike wasn't my style at all, but i still ride it. I know the 520 is a classic bike all around but I'm wondering if there is a better option out there. What do you ride?

Roland, you basically took every word out of my mouth, but expressed it in a way I can only dream about. Just listening to you brings me zen. 9:02, I could look at that for hours and it will never get old.

if anyones watching this and if it hasn't been said yet, bikes only on the west side of the bridge. no or less pedestrians. be safe out there!

Very informative 👏 👌

12:56 Drückt Dich ein Leid mit langem Weg, und willst davon gesunden, Zu Deines Gottes Bergen geh, Die heilen alle Wunden. Suffering with a long way to go, and want to recover from it, Go to the mountains of your God, They heal all wounds.

Great Loop trail and terrible surface streets???????? YUP! That's Tucson

This popped up via yt algorithm, maybe because ragbrai just completed. As a backwoods Iowan, You did a nice job of capturing the vibe. Well done. Open road with wind and the same distracted driving as rest of the country….most of us wouldn’t ride highways like that. Cheers.

Julianna, love your helmet-hat.

There is the Trail of the Couer D Alenes that hooks up with the Centennial trail (to go on a side trip toward Spokane WA) and the Hiawatha Trail with some amazing bridges. And can also hook up and head on to Missoula Montana with pretty minimal road riding.

We haven’t finished watching this French series yet, you just arrived in Agde..but my husband and I want you to know that we are really enjoying your recordings, your words , your camera work, descriptions,and fondness for one another. It’s such a pleasure to watch . Thank you for sharing this . I came upon it as we were looking for videos of cycling in the Loire. We are not seasoned riders so plan to do an e bike tour for perhaps 4 days, with hotels pre booked and baggage taken from one hotel to another. You have helped excite us. Thank you .

about to leave michigan to Minnesota not for fun , have to life events lead to me being homeless (everyone really is just a few paychecks away) and honestly I am terrified but seeing people MUCH older than I am doing much longer routes than I have to do , DOES take away a lot of crying in the middle of the night but I am terrified imma run out of food and water or my bike tire will pop and i will be walking the whole way any suggestions?

Great video

It is so refreshing to see a couple who are not ashamed to show their affection for each other.

I remember in 1976 when Adventure Cycling Association was known as Bikecentennial. I still have the poster they were selling of The Going To The Sun Highway,

Iowa is the Tall Corn State.

Have you done the Rio Grande trail from Glenwood Springs to Aspen? Each direction is doable in a day - it is 42 miles of mountain vistas.

Never rode a single trail or spent overnight anywhere on a bicycle but I'm riding the erie canal trail buffalo to Albany in a few weeks. Very exciting

I ride pretty much 1 to 3 times each week on 1 or 2 rail different rail trails around Pittsburgh but never the one mentioned as #10. The main reason is I live 1 mile from the Montour Trail and it connects to the Panhandle trail near mile 16.5. I am mostly on the Montour Trail in the good weather months and on the Panhandle trail in the winter or after a rain since a large portion of the Panhandle trail is paved and that was extended recently into WV. I have gone 60+ miles in a day on either of these a handful of times in my 40s but not in the last 5 or so years. I am 52. My wife rides with me every time and sometimes more as I skate at times on the Panhandle trail. I expect we will try the Great Allegheny Passage after we retire and have much more time for recreation..

Many many thanks for this. I love this video. Your words is philosophy of life.

Very nice adventure

Lived in Rochester, Columbus and Pittsburgh so rode or ran portions of three on your list. New River is another long rural ride with good and bad stretches. I had the pleasure of meeting the late Ed Honton who, more than anyone, made the Ohio To Erie happen. I remember attending trail advocacy meetings in Columbus when Ed would show up with his binder full of maps, letters to public officials etc. pushing his vision. He didn’t live to see it but we all have the benefit today.

thanks for putting what I also feel such beautifully into words!

A super video…thanks….im cycling this same part of your route next week….it looks great! 👍

If you haven't done RAGBRAI you haven't lived!!😅

I'm currently working my way through your France videos after only recently discovering them. I love France and it seems you do too!! How great to find your dream bike in La Rochelle, such a beautiful town. Thank you for documenting your travels X

Awesome video, just subscribed. Keep 'em coming. I'm already planning my next two years camping trips around your suggestions. We've done the Hiawatha & Mickelson, parts of Coeur d'Alene but that's about it as far as awesome rail trails. May I ask what kind of bikes you use? Brand, size, etc. We are shopping to replace our current entry level foldable e-bikes to a more substantial regular size bike or e-bike that's not foldable. We are 66 & 67 yo, 5'8" & 6'2' if that matters. Thanks.

I'm surprised you didn't mention two Rail Trails in the Northeast . First is the Island Trail that starts in Vermont and goes right across Lake Champlain. Its the longest water spanning rail trail in the United States. Sometimes its not the longest trail that gets your attention -its the trail with the most spectacular scenery in the shortest distance. The second is the Lamoille Valley trail in Vermont which traverses the state from St. Johsbury to Swanton on the New York border. Its 93 miles long. Along the trail are places to stay and recharge your Electric Bike batteries and who wouldn't want to see quaint New England towns?